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An Arizona man will
spend two weeks behind bars, for his role in a terrorism hoax. A jury had convicted
Michael David Turley in June of endangerment and knowingly giving a false
impression – this after he sent his 16-year old nephew into a busy Northwest
Phoenix intersection with a fake grenade launcher in July, 2012.

State Health Director Will Humble wants Rural/Metro to send him financial statements while it seeks bankruptcy protection. He is worried the ambulance and firefighting company might cut expenses that could lead to longer emergency response times.

Federal land managers are stepping up warnings to reduce the death toll at a hiking destination on the Utah-Arizona border.&nbsp; It’s an area that caters to experienced hikers. The Wave not only requires hiking skills, but survival and navigation skills as well.

We finish our “Phoenix Votes” series with a look at housing in District 8.
Stephanie Reynolds poses with her youngest children, Sam and Monika, outside their new home, purchased with the help of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.

The second of four KJZZ Town Halls on the Phoenix City Council Elections was held Wednesday and focused on the candidates of District 6.
The KJZZ Town Hall featuring the Phoenix City Council District 6 candidates.

The third of four KJZZ Town Halls on the Phoenix City Council Elections was held Wednesday and focused on the candidates of District 8.
The KJZZ Town Hall featuring the Phoenix City Council District 8 candidates.

Arizona educators who depend on federal Head Start funds for low-income preschool students are bracing for a cash crunch. Some schools are turning kids away and sending layoff notices to teachers as Congress cuts spending.

Three of the seven candidates running for a District 8 Phoenix City Council seat spoke at a KJZZ forum last night.They debated the best way to clean up contaminated land in South Phoenix and how to grow the South Phoenix economy, which historically has had fewer development opportunities.

Candidates for the Phoenix City Council race in District 6 traded barbs last night at a KJZZ election forum.Incumbent Sal DiCiccio and challenger Karlene Keogh Parks debated the way the city funds golf courses, where the Loop 202 freeway should be expanded and the merits of privatizing city services.

Phoenix city manager David Cavazos has officially been hired by the city of Santa Ana, Calif. The council approved his contract earlier this week. Cavazos' base salary as the city manager for Santa Ana will be the same as his Phoenix salary, $315,000 annually, but when you add in benefits, his total compensation will be more than $558,000.

A burglar who evaded the police for years and
netted millions in stolen property has been sentenced to two decades behind
bars.&nbsp;Authorities
said Robert Neese broke into hundred of homes whose owners were away by throwing
rocks through a window.

The Yarnell Hill Fire tragedy killed 19
firefighters. Early Wednesday morning Juliann Ashcraft, the widow of one of the
dead firefighters Andrew Ashcraft, held a news conference to talk about the
need for the city of Prescott to provide health and benefits for the survivors.

Much to the chagrin of the Major League Baseball Commissioner’s Office and many team front offices, general news headlines
devoted to the sport in recent weeks were focused on when suspensions would be
announced for players who were connected to the Biogenesis Clinic, linked to
banned performance-enhancing drugs.

Scottsdale-based Rural/Metro announced this week that it
was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company provides ambulance
and firefighting services to nearly 700 communities in 21 states.

A few weeks ago, we talked with the longtime artistic director of Arizona Theatre Company, David Ira Goldstein, about his plans to retire from the company following two decades in charge. It was around that time The Arizona Republic reported the company was $1 million in the red.

Phoenix City Manager David Cavazos seemed to take
everyone by surprise when he submitted his resignation recently. Cavazos had
been on the job for four years after succeeding Frank Fairbanks who by holding
the position for 19 years was the longest-serving manager in Phoenix history.

The first KJZZ Town Hall on the Phoenix City Council Elections was held Tuesday and focused on the candidates in District 4.
The KJZZ Town Hall featuring the Phoenix City Council District 4 candidates.

State officials say they’re becoming pretty proficient at stopping the type of tax fraud that results from the filing of false tax returns.The state tax collecting arm, the Department of Revenue, says it stopped more than $31.

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